MSc Nguyen Van Chien, Poison Control Center - Bach Mai Hospital, said recently, a Nam Dinh martial artist was taken to the emergency center in the state of numbness in the limbs, fainting, losing control of urination.
Prehistoric exploitation shows that patients regularly eat and drink Chinese tubers to "enhance health, bear the blow, avoid pain when practicing martial arts".This is the tip he hears from friends.
Each time, patients use a small amount, boil thoroughly, eat tubers and drink the whole water.When eating, if there is a phenomenon of numbness, he runs or asks the impact person to sweat.After that, this phenomenon disappeared.
Before hospitalization, the man used a ship and had numbness.The patient has run many rounds and asks the physical impact support person.In addition, the patient also proactively causes vomiting to push the used ship to be out but not helped.
Tau tubers (Artwork).
The phenomenon of numbness is getting worse, even the man feels dizzy, fainting and has a sanitation on the spot.The patient was treated in the district and transferred directly to the Poison Control Center - Bach Mai Hospital.
According to the war, the patient's urine test results found aconitin toxins.This is the poison found in the tuber.The patient shows signs of myocardial damage.
The soldier said that the tuber was very strong toxicity.Aconitin is found in the tuberculosis on the list of poisoning of Group A, with only a small content that can be fatal (2 - 3mg).Aconitin is toxic on the heart, nerves and digestion.
Symptoms of aconitin poisoning
Symptoms of aconitin poisoning appear very quickly, immediately or after a few minutes/hour after taking the extract or eating tubers, roots, leaves of the ship.
- Numbness in the mouth and tongue, numbness in the head, after a few hours of increasing mucus secretion, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, shortness of breath.Convulsions, loss of perception, lower body heat may occur.The characteristic symptoms loss of the whole body and cardiovascular disorders.
- Cardiovascular disorders: transmission disorders, tachycardia, diverse arrhythmia appear, morphological: slow rhythm, atrioventricular block at all levels, collection (NTT) atria, NTT in double rhythm,Ventricular tachycardia, peak twisted ....
Deaths often occur after 6 hours since aconitin penetrates the body.The cause of death is due to arrhythmia, myocardial spasm and respiratory center paralysis.
Dr.BS Nguyen Trung Nguyen, Director of the Poison Control Center - Bach Mai Hospital recommends that the ship is very poisonous so people absolutely do not drink or eat, only use topical skin.When used on the skin, the ship is often used in the form of alcohol to massage, treat pain, numbness, aches and joints.